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Taking on the world – Page 2

Different from the selfie generation, left to right, Sami Trouchaud, Bénédicte Charrier, Eloi Deschamps and Bettina Borgel are on an InterFaith Tour of 20 countries.

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hey are on an epic InterFaith Tour spanning 20 countries and five continents.

I met four French students at Jamaliyeh’s and Stephen Drake’s home in Flat Bush as they partook in the inter faith celebration to celebrate 200 years of the birth of the founder of the Baha’i faith. They even offered to shoot the pictures with their professional camera that we published last week.

Interestingly, the group of four that is mature beyond their years comprises students with different beliefs – Bettina Borgel, a 22-year-old of Jewish faith; Bénédicte Charrier, a 22-year-old atheist; Eloi Deschamps, a 22-year-old Catholic and Sami Trouchaud, a 21-year-old Muslim.

In the last four months they have travelled to Finland, Estonia, Albania, Lebanon, Cypress, Israel, Palestine, Tanzania, Madagascar and Sri Lanka before arriving in New Zealand.

With a pit stop of around 10 days in each country, the idea behind the InterFaith Tour is to address questions of identity and interfaith initiatives as they get an exciting global perspective on cultural and religious diversity.

Hungry for information that builds mutual understanding across cultures, they get involved in an array of activities in different countries and have interfaith dialogues on finding new ways of enabling social cohesion.

“We’ve met people from a multitude of cultural organisations, religious leaders, youth groups, members of the City Council and municipality and

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education institutes,” says Eloi who takes on the role of a programmer as he plans the group’s stay with host families and travel itinerary.

“We go into private spaces by living with host families all over the world and conduct interviews on the interfaith backgrounds of each country.”

In Auckland the group stayed with Jocelyn and George Armstrong.

Jocelyn is the chairperson, of Religious Diversity Centre that has former Prime

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Minister Helen Clark as its patron.

The enterprising team of four who are documenting their journey on camera and on social media now head for Peru, Costa Rica, Gautemala, Cuba, Mexico followed by Canada, the US, Iceland and Ireland.

“We produce different types of videos about what we’ve learnt,” says Bettina. “It could be the daily life in that county or the promotion of different interfaith initiatives.”

Talking about people and places that touched their hearts, Bénédicte and Eloi say it was Israel and Palestine.

The online videos shot by Sami reflects their personal relationships as they bond with families of different nationalities as well as personal sentiments of people wanting a peaceful existence as they live with conflict.

“There were so many small initiatives by Israeli and Palestinian groups that work towards a peaceful co-existence,” says Eloi.

“I was also very impressed with the way Sri Lanka and its people have coped after a 30-year civil war,” adds Bénédicte. “It’s just been nine years since the civil war is over but the people are so kind and friendly and helpful.”

For Sami it was the people of Lebanon that struck a chord. The short video tells a moving tale.

After a seven month InterFaith Tour co-founded by Coexister, Sparknews and supported by Kaiciid (a knowledge hub interested in interfaith mapping), the team returns to France in February for a month to process all that they have learnt.

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owick Sailing Club hosted the first leg of the 2017/18 Junior East Auckland Series over the weekend.

More than 40 sailors took to the water from Howick Sailing Club, Maraetai Sailing Club, Glendowie Boating Club and Bucklands Beach Yacht Club to compete for individual and a coveted club trophy.

The regatta was sailed over 3 races off Howick beach in Starlings, Optimists,

P-Class and Open BICs. The 11-13 knot North Easterly breeze kicked up steep waves that made for some challenging downwind sailing conditions for the competitors. Sailors were awarded 1 point for first, 2 for coming second etc.

Callum McRae from Maraetai Sailing Club won the Starling Class with 4 points overall with two wins and one second places. William Beachchamp from Glen-

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Real Estate

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old farm which is now too small to function as a farm.

“We had a long hard chat with council but they didn’t see it as being a significant piece of land in context of what their plans were.”

He says they’re selling off sections of the land in order to raise some capital.

“Our hope is that we can invest that capital and the proceeds of that can look after these gardens and wetlands for the future.

“The way I see it, you’re on this earth for however long your lifespan is...if you can leave a place in a better way than which you found it then you’ve done okay.”

n 1964, Ayrlies Garden was simply a large piece of land with a small cottage placed on it.

Today, it sprawls across some four hectares of rolling terrain, with large lawns, ponds and waterfalls.

The magnificence and scale of Ayrlies Garden is such that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

Such is the sheer size and wonder of the gardens that it takes its toll and with owner Beverley McConnell now in her eighties, her son John McConnell says the focus is now on preserving the garden and wetlands for future generations.

“We made the call that we wanted to keep the garden for as long as we can into the future,” he said.

Mr McConnell says they entered extensive discussions with Auckland Council about what to do with an area of land left over from the

John and Bev McConnell are selling off sections of the land to raise capital for maintenance of one of New Zealand’s best known gardens.

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community

Creating a safer neighbourhood in Flat Bush with a new watch group Flat Bush could have its own neighbourhood watch group.

Howick/Botany Neighbourhood Support in conjunction with New Zealand Police are holding a community meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday 9 November 2017 at Ormiston Primary School Hall.

There will be neighbourhood support volunteers available to chat to, as well as members of the police. The idea behind it is to reduce crime in the area by setting up a Neighbourhood Support group in Flat Bush.

For the uninitiated, Neighbourhood Support is about neighbours joining together to make their streets safer by getting to know one another.

Neighbourhood Support streets are less likely to be a target for crime as criminals are aware that they are more likely to be caught because neighbours are watching out for each other. It is a simple concept, but very effective - neighbours getting to know each other and becoming familiar with their vehicles soon detect if there is something unusual happening in their street and will report it.

Also in a civil emergency neighbours will look after each other

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Happy birthday Howick Howick is this month celebrating its 170th birthday – and it is inviting the community to join in.

It is a prelude to massive 175th anniversary celebrations and organisers are looking for ideas and interested parties.

Lead organiser, Howick Local Board’s Jim Donald, said the first order of business is a birthday lunch on Sunday November 19 at the Howick Club.

“This 170th is the beginning of preparations for the 175th,” said Donald.

“The (marketing) poster has a recording of the Fencibles arriving in Howick and at the 175th, we intend to replicate this.

“We are hoping to bring Lord Howick from England to the 175th as well.”

Rob Mouncey, a co-organiser and president of the Howick & Districts Historical Society, says this month’s celebration is a day of history with those attending the lunch able to visit the Howick Historical Village with a 25 per cent discount on entry at Sunday’s live day.

“One of the ideas behind the lunch is to get sufficient interested parties to form a steering group leading up to the 175th birthday,” said Mouncey.

“The society is supporting this event not only because it’s Howick’s birthday but more, it’s interested in getting together with others to plan a significant event to celebrate the 175th anniversary.” ➤➤To attend the 170th birthday luncheon on Sunday November 19 at 12 noon at the Howick Club, contact Jim Donald to buy a $25 ticket – 5358711. Ticket holders will be entitled to 25 per cent off the entry fee to the Live Day at Howick Historical Village on the day.

Dead motorcyclist named Police have released the name of the male who died following a fatal crash on Ti Rakau Dr, Burswood on Wednesday last week. He was 54-year-old Brett Howard Dodson from Auckland.

Police are continuing to investigate the incident and would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash which involved a motorbike and a bus at about 4.30pm.

Those with information can contact Counties Manukau Police on 261 1300.

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and because they know their neighbours are more likely to get resources quicker than streets that are not part of Neighbourhood Support.

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“Please support us by attending the meeting and help us make your neighbourhood safer for you and your families,” Janelle says.

NI Croquet champs Howick Croquet Club in Millhouse Drive will host the singles section of the North Island Championships on November 12 and 13. “We will have some of the top players in New Zealand,” said Club captain Ngaire Newdick.

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Maritime history

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he conference at the Uxbridge Centre presented a two-day programme for members including guests from Australia.

Presentations were made by leading New Zealand authors Graeme Lay and Tessa Duder, Dr Nigel Rankin on “scurvy” and also Alison Sutherland, best known for her work resurrecting the famous Arapawa goats, first landed in the Marlborough Sounds by Cook himself.

The society is an international group headquartered in the UK whose world president is currently Kiwi John Robson.

Members of the Society include yachties and marine biologists, astronomy experts, people interested in old ships,

From left, John Robson, president of the Captain Cook Society; Brian Wyeth, president of the Captain Cook Society NZ; Brian Pilkington as Captain Cook; Dr Nigel Rankin, local from Captain Cook Society and local member John Steele at a two-day biennial conference in Howick last weekend.

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botanists and geologists, linguists, artists, historians and writers, stamp and coin collec-

tors and people just interested in a fascinating part of New Zealand’s maritime history.

history

Count von Luckner Centennial This Sunday, November 5 will mark 100 years since this famous First World War prisoner escaped Motuihe.

There will be guided walks and talks by experts at the locations where the action took place.

It’s a free event but visitors need to book a ferry ticket through Fullers (www.Motuihe.org.nz/Events).

If using a private boat, register at volunteermotuihe@ gmail.com or 0800motuihe.

There will be an opportunity to see the Motuihe restoration project in the afternoon.

A community meeting is being held on November 9, 2017 at Ormiston Primary School at 7.30pm with Neighbourhood Support and Ormiston Police Department.

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Indian diaspora three ways What does it mean to be a diasporic Indian?

Shuchi Kothari, Associate Professor in Media and Communication at the University of Auckland, explores this in three short films which will be shown at the Auckland Art Gallery on 12 November.

Dr Kothari is an Indian New Zealander from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, who has lived in Auckland for over 20 years. She teaches screen production at the University of Auckland and has written awardwinning films such as Firaaq, Apron Strings, and Coffee & Allah.

Among Dr Kothari’s three films screening at the Art Gallery is her directorial debut Shit One Carries.

“My labour of love,” she says.

The 17-minute film, directed and written by Dr Kothari, deals with Avi, a middle-aged Silicon Valley engineer, who returns briefly to his childhood home in India to care for his bedridden father. Their prickly relationship is in contrast to the warmth Amrutdada shares with all his professional caregivers especially Natthu - a young attendant responsible for wiping bottoms and bedpans.

One afternoon, everything goes out of kilter when Amrutdada has diarrhoea and Natthu is not on call. Avi panics.

He tries desperately to get someone – anyone – to clean up after his father.

“When forced to perform the unpleasant task himself, Avi realises that to clean his father’s shit, he must let go of his own crap,” says Dr Kothari.

Her other films screening are: Fleeting Beauty – about an Indian woman giving her Pakeha lover an unusual history lesson with more than a hint of spice, and Clean Linen set in the summer of ’84 when a nine-year-old Kiwi-Indian boy discovers a family secret only to realise that some things don’t come out in the wash.

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Education

Emily wins H& P Times Speech Finals Cup ■■By Farida Master

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ollution, recycling and the great Pacific garbage patch. How do these things make you feel?

I know they make me feel worried, frustrated and determined all at once,” said Emily Harper as she competed against 12 schools in the eastern zone and went on to win the Howick and Pakuranga Times Zone Speech Finals Cup 2017.

The speech competition is hosted by the Howick and

Pakuranga Principal’s Association (HPPA) - a collective of Principals of around 40 schools in the local area.

“Our latest school topic of recycling really made me think about the world and all the rubbish within it and what I could do to make a difference,” said Emily, a Macleans Primary School student.

The 11-year-old’s speech hosted at Owairoa Primary School, was on recycling and how we can save the planet.

Emily says she completed a

lot of research and feels passionate about the subject after she did recycling, composting and tidying up at school and at home, located near a creek.

The young house captain, who enjoys organising events at school, says she also wrote to Auckland Council about recycling and cleaning the creek at the back of Howick Club.

“There is so much of rubbish and shopping trolleys left behind,” she says.

Emily’s mother, Melanie Harper who is a teacher

at Macleans Primary, says that while the Howick and Pakuranga Times Cup has been awarded to different schools since 2005, their school had not won it for a very long time.

“It was a huge surprise for us and we are thrilled that she won it.”

Macleans Primary School student Emily Harper’s speech on recycling and how we can save the planet won her the HPPA Speech Competition 2017.

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Education

Local school wins top placing

MHJC Academic Competitions Co-ordinator, Ms Catherine Hunter with Year 9 Student Amanda Lee. Photo supplied

For the second year running, Mission Heights Junior College (MHJC) has taken two top placings in the world for the 2017 Education Perfect online learning challenge.

This year the school was first in Social Sciences and second overall globally.

“This is a massive

achievement, surpassing private and state schools in New Zealand and around the world to gain second place,” MHJC academic competitions co-ordinator, Catherine Hunter.

Designed in Dunedin and used by more than 300,000 students from 1000 schools worldwide, Education Perfect is a

powerful online learning platform.Subjects range from the sciences to maths and multiple languages, including English, and students take exams online competing on accuracy and to a time limit.

Ms Hunter says she is excited that Year 9 student Amanda Lee scored 10th overall after com-

pleting the five competitions in this year’s global challenge. “I am impressed to see our students growing academically with their performances in these external competitions,” she says.

“We have students reaching the elite and gold levels and all competitions are external to class work, showing students are engaging in learning outside of the normal school day.”

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Made in Germany by Christ Wash Systems, the world’s leading carwash makers, it’s been named Supremo Autowashe for not one but four very good reasons – it has four main features not available on any carwash machine in New Zealand.

They include: • Four jointed vertical brushes which contour to the shape of your car delivering far more contact with the surface and producing a superior wash result. All that touches your car is the tips of the Sensofil Plus brush material

reducing pressure points on corner areas. A single axil brush on normal automatic machines cannot achieve this. Twice the wash for the same money!

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ROAD SAFETY

Crashes aren’t accidents ■ BY FARIDA MASTER

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hock, panic, distress, guilt and anger are just some of the emotions that people experience after a car crash.

According to the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), there were 378 road fatalities in the 12 months to October 27. Weekly road deaths in Auckland totalled 53. The crash data is derived from traffic crash reports completed by police who attend fatal and injury crashes.

Taking the students of Elim Christian College through the motions was the flagship Rotary Youth Drivers Awareness (RYDA) programme held recently at Pakuranga United Rugby Club.

The programme is for 15-17-yearold students and was hosted by the Rotary Club of Somerville, in conjunction with Road Safety Education, a provider of road safety education for youth.

The idea behind it was to educate young people about road safety as they approach a time in their lives when they start driving a car or are passengers in cars driven by one of their peers.

“Peer pressure has a huge effect on young students. The programme addresses students as both drivers and passengers on how to change the environment in the car rather than focussing solely on the driver,” says Dorothy Conor, RYDA’s programme coordinator.

The two main messages are: ‘It’s my life and my choices so what actions could I take to keep me and my friends safe’ and ‘Crashes aren’t accidents’.

Students are also briefed on distracted driving which is one of the

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most common causes of car crashes.

“Talking on a mobile phone is a common reason for distracted driving, which can lead to ‘inattentional’ blindness. If you are talking on your mobile phone while driving, you may be looking through the windshield and you think that you are focused on the road, but chances are that you can’t see everything that is going on in front of you even though it’s in your field of vision,” she says.

Statistics show that talking on a mobile phone (even hands free) draws nearly 40 per cent of mental resources away from the task of driving.

“It leads to loss of vision because of inattentional blindness caused by lack of attention. It’s when an individual fails to perceive unexpected stimulus that is in plain sight,” she says.

Police personnel also address fatigue, human error, the Graduated Licensing System and attitude.

The Speed and Stopping session looks at how a vehicle carries half its speed into the last quarter of its stop.

It also points out that when one doubles the speed, the braking distance is multiplied by four.

The one-day intensive programme is broken into six modules including meeting a crash survivor who shares their personal story of the struggles they faced after their road crash.

The road safety programme to tackle youth road toll had a profound impact on students and as president elect of Rotary Club of Somerville Lisa James puts it, “The programme is an absolute must for every 15-17-yearold. It’s a no brainer.”

COLUMN

Elections (& Winston) have consequences “Elections have consequences” is a phrase I’ve been using a lot the past week.

It has been my response to questions that have come my way as people come to grips with the outcome of Winston’s decision on who he would make Prime Minister.

Yes, I did choose those words carefully. The pretence of a decision making body within New Zealand First was paraded, but we all know it was Winston’s decision.

Howick’s former MP from the late 70s has a long memory.

Decades of past run ins with his former National Party continue to be etched in to his mind. So much so the die was likely cast many years ago.

New Zealand has a new government. I congratulate Jacinda Ardern. I know she is a good person and she will put her best foot forward. She is now the country’s highest profile match maker, and has a three year contract to make this very disparate partnership work.

In Botany a third of people voted for one of the three parties in her government. Over 60 per cent voted for National.

In those circumstances, I understand the emotion that has been felt.

It’s frustrating, but the sun will still keep rising. The grass will continue to grow in the Local Board’s unmown reserves. Life has already

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When the Parliament opens next Tuesday it will be jarring seeing Jacinda sitting in Bill’s old seat. That’s our democracy though. We have the MMP result Winston chose.

National will now be taking up the role of chief questioners, principal inquirers, and watchdogs of the public purse.

It will get a bit negative at times, though we can at least say all the moving parts on our side of the ledger do get along well.

We are professionals and we will get on with it. I now owe it to Botany to keep working hard for my community. That’s my bottom line that I expect to be held to.

The triennial contract renewal process will be cathartic. Elections have consequences and so do decisions that are made, however it won’t be all that long before New Zealand gets to wield those orange pens once again.

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he ninth annual Bucklands Beach Yacht Art Exhibition is set to take place next week from November 8-12. There will be 181 pieces of art on display from 63 local artists, featuring work from guest artist Wallace Trickett.

The ninth annual Russian Christian School Fundraiser, organised by the Salvation Army, Howick, was once again a great success. The Auckland-wide Russian community brought the Village Rotunda to life with a variety of Russian music - fast toe-tapping gypsy music on the violin, gentle strumming of the harp and fiery guitar playing to name a few. Singers and dancers wore Russian ethnic costumes, adding vibrant colour and culture to the scene.

Many bystanders joined the Russian dancers and it was delightful to see young children jigging about in time to the music.

Salvation Army Store, Rices Mall and its tenants, and Howick Village shoppers and retailers supported this worthy cause.

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The final meeting for 2017 of the Howick Branch of the NZSG will be held on Saturday November 11 at St Andrews Church Centre, Vincent Street, Howick at 1.30 pm. Tracy Little will be speaking on Facebook’s use for genealogy. Members a plate please.

Door charge $5. Visitors welcome. Further information phone 576-4715 or 576-5400.

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Need clothes? Come along and swap bag for bag of clothing - men’s, women’s and children’s. Any condition accepted. All welcome. Tea and coffee served. First Friday of every month, 11:30am1:30pm, The Picton Centre, 120 Picton St, Howick.

Phone Lyn 027 453 0023 or Heather 027 478 0417.

Country music

The next meeting of the Eastern Districts Country Music Club is on November 8, 7.30pm, Bucklands and Eastern Beaches Memorial Hall. Come along and be entertained or sing for us. For more info phone Kevin 027-4789246.

The exhibition will be free to enter and all proceeds from art sales will go towards the Junior Learn to Sail Programme. It will be open to the public from 9am-6pm November 8-11, and 12 November 12 from 9am-4pm. All welcome.

Lunchtime concert

Gary Hollis presents a lunchtime concert on keyboards featuring the music of Bach, the Blues and The Beatles at the Uxbridge Arts & Culture Centre Theatre Howick from 12-1pm Saturday, November 11. Entry is free. All welcome.

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Classy Crafts. Indoor Market inside All Saints Community Centre, 30 Cook St, Howick, Saturday, November 11, 9am-1pm, offers quality NZ-made crafts - Xmas gifts, Kiwiana, homewares, paua & bone jewellery, felting, children’s clothing & toys and novelties. Phone Ruth 535-7513.

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Have a cuppa and a biscuit and meet new people and make new friends. Phone Cliff 534-5246.

Pakuranga Choral Society. Hear the entertaining Christmas story of ‘The Reluctant Dragon’ by John Rutter. Meet a little shepherd boy, St George, and the dragon. Participate in well known audience carols coupled with modern renditions of them.

Sunday November 26, 2.30pm, All Saints Church, Howick. Adults $25 Seniors $20 Students $10.

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Bucklands and Eastern Beaches Ratepayers and Residents Association chair Steve Udy says the implementation of the pathway has left him questioning the dedication of the board towards fixing coastal erosion issues.

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Udy has been working in partnership with former Olympian and Bucklands Beach resident Bruce Kendall on a solutionbased approach to the coastal erosion dilemma.

While the pair agree that pedestrian safety needs to be a priority, they believe the project wasn’t a safe or cost effective solution.

According to Auckland Transport the road cost $171,837 to resurface between Wharf and Laings Roads and about a further $37,000 to widen the shoulder for the pathway. “[The pathway] starts right at the beginning of the seawall and finished at the end of the seawall and should direct you onto a footpath leading out to Grangers Point,” Udy says.

“But people continue walking up along the road because...your natural tendency is to keep walking straight rather than veering off towards the footpath. So that’s actually leading people right into a blind corner.”

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“But now they’ve said we consulted on a walkway not a footpath. They’re using semantics.

They’re saying a walkway doesn’t have to comply because it’s only temporary.”

Auckland Transport spokesperson, Mark Hannan says widening the shoulder was never intended to be a fully formed footpath, but instead a safe way to give people more space to walk on the seaward side of the road.

“The reason why a ‘footpath’ was not built is that it is very expensive to build a fully functional ‘footpath’ and as the seawall will be rebuilt relatively soon any new ‘footpath’ would have a very short life.”

Hannan says the seawall is currently scheduled to be rebuilt in the early 2020s, but it’s being carefully monitored and will be rebuilt sooner if the need arises.

“Auckland Transport agrees that this area needs to be redeveloped and are contributing to Auckland Council and Howick Local Board plans for the area,” he says.

While Hannan says it is uncertain how long the temporary pathway will be in place, AT is taking any residents’ concerns very seriously. “We are listening to the community and will do safety review of the project to see if we should install a hand rail along the seawall or make any other modifications.”

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would have been much cheaper and the money could have been spent on restoring the beach and seawall. Once the beach is fixed, as you can see in our plan for the restoration, there is space for a proper footpath that will keep people safe,” Kendall adds.

Howick local Board chair David Collings says while all options were considered, the temporary wide shoulder pathway was the best option available.

“It’s all very well for people to suggest a couple of pedestrian crossings will make people cross the road to the safe side,” he says.

“However the information we had indicated that this would not happen and of course it is a nobrainer that people prefer to walk along the beach side of the road.”

Collings says the board is still committed to solutions that the community prefers, but it can’t ignore community safety.

“Whether we like it or not, that people walk on [the seaward] side of the road we must put lives at the top of our list when making such decisions.”

Udy and Kendall argue that the pathway was an expensive option which does not guarantee pedestrian safety, and doesn’t comply with Auckland Transport’s code of compliance.

“A footpath on top of a seawall is supposed to have building consent plus it’s supposed to have a safety railing,” Udy says.

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Murder at Howick Historical Village ■ BY KELLY TEED There’s a murder mystery at Howick Historical Village – a fictional one at least - and The Brokenwood Mysteries team is here to figure it out.

Detectives swarmed the village earlier in the year to solve the latest ‘whodunnit’ in the fictional murder mystery series The Brokenwood Mysteries. Set in the fictional Kiwi country town of Brokenwood, the series follows Detective Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neil Rea) as he attempts to solve murder mysteries with the help of DC Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland) and DC Breen (Nic Sampson). Some Howick Village volunteers got their time in the limelight by acting as colonial extras. Cristina Ionda, who plays Brokenwood pathologist Gina Kadinsky says filming at the village was “like stepping back in time.”

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Kerbside parking woes It would be hard not to notice the recent increase in kerbside parking in our district.

Could it be the result of incompetent town planning?

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rental, resulting in multiple occupier homes, forcing cars out of garages and driveways and onto our residential streets?

At the same time our council has chosen to add a further load to kerbside space, albeit weekly, by switching from rubbish bags to bins.

Pity the recycle and garbage truck driver who has to find his way between vehicles to employ his bin-lifting device.

I doubt if any thought had been given to the extra risk presented to pedestrians and motorists; as the former squeezes warily between cars prior to attempting to cross the road and the latter has to cope with the additional hazard of emerging pedestrians and vehicles.

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Fisher Parade flooding The offending tree which is the cause of the flooding in Fisher Parade has been removed and I believe the root system will also be ground out soon.

Following my complaint to Auckland Council re the ageold flooding problem, they (council) reacted quickly, phoning me to update what had transpired after visiting the site.

My thanks to the Auckland Council.

Sandra Farrell

Auckland City Parks team response is the grounds have been too wet since June to mow the park.

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Grass has been ignored I would like to draw your attention on the performance of Auckland City. I enclose photos of non-maintenance and lack of mowing of Reelick Avenue Park by Auckland City.

This park has not been mowed since May/June 2017.

I have sent three notifications for service via Auckland City website ”request for service” as well as “complaints” but this is still unattended.

Auckland City Parks team response is the grounds have been too wet since June to mow the park.

I have told them it is a self perpetuating cycle. If you don’t mow, the grass retains water and the longer the grass, the harder it will be to dry out.

They have let it turn into a bog

- due to their negligence - for four months.

Unfortunately, children and family who frequented these parks after school and during weekends and holidays have been deprived of its use. The length of grass is now kneehigh- as you would expect it to be after four months.

Despite repeated requests the Auckland Council now seems determined to totally ignore my requests and complaints.

No wonder the Auckland Council satisfaction survey only has a 30 per cent rating.

It is because of this incompetence from excessively highly paid AC staff.

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Set against the backdrop of the 1850’s, locals got a chance to step into 20 historic cottages and be greeted by costumed characters with a haunting look.

From men in coats dissecting human anatomy to witches selling vampire’s blood, the kids seemed to make the most of the hair-raising escapade at the friendly fright festival, Guising at All’Hallowe’en hosted at the Howick Historical Village.

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Institute backs southern Auckland city proposal Property Institute of New Zealand chief executive, Ashley Church, is applauding a Government proposal to investigate building a Southern Auckland City centred around Paerata, near Pukekohe, and said it represents the sort of big picture thinking that will ultimately resolve the Auckland housing crisis.

Housing Minister Phil Twyford has flagged the idea of the satellite city which could eventually be capable of housing 500,000 people and could provide homes costing under $500,000 within 30 minutes of the Auckland CBD. Mr Church said that the plan ticks most of the boxes required to solve Aucklands housing shortage: “It envisages getting a very large number of homes built relatively quickly, it focuses on Auckland but proposes developing in an area where land prices are still reasonably priced, and it has a strong focus on providing lower cost housing for first home buyers.”

Mr Church says that the proposal is the latest in a series of innovative and practical ideas from the new Housing Minister and bodes well for the housing market. “We supported Labours ‘Kiwibuild’ policy when they launched it last year – but this shows that they’re actually serious about putting it into action.”

Labour’s KiwiBuild scheme proposes building 100,000 new residences over the next 10 years. The homes would be paid for by a $2 billion fund which would be ‘recycled’ as homes were sold and the funds reinvested to build more houses.

Other initiatives so far announced have included: ■■ A rent-to-own or similar progressive

The latest report from Infrastructure New Zealand examines the cost of growth in different greenfield areas around the city where land is accessible and non-sensitive.

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ownership scheme for first home buyers ■■ Banning foreign investors from buying residential homes and redirecting them into investment into the construction of new homes ■■ A ‘tweak’ to immigration numbers that will reduce pressure on housing without completely reversing a successful policy However, Mr Church said the Institute still has concerns over a couple of aspects of Labour’s housing policy and will be watching those areas, with interest. “We note that the Government will be establishing a New Zealand Housing Commission as an Urban Development Authority and we remain concerned at the very real potential for this to become an anti-democratic bureaucracy that will ride roughshod over private property rights,” said Church.

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he new Government should target new housing and employment on unzoned land along the rail line through Paerata to meet Auckland’s growth challenge,” said Stephen Selwood, CEO of Infrastructure New Zealand.

“Our latest report released last week examines the cost of growth in different greenfield areas around the city where land is accessible and non-sensitive and finds Paerata (north of Pukekohe) to be the best on balance for major new development.

“It is cheaper to service with water, energy and transport and strategically located near to employment.

“If the satellite city was supported by a $2 billion upgrade of the rail corridor, we could fourtrack the southern rail line, allowing non-stop commuter services from the satellite to central Auckland and work places in between.

It would put the new city within half an hour of the city and would allow rail freight to be separated from traditional commuter services. KiwiRail could operate with a much greater degree of freedom, helping to get freight off roads.

“Being within 30 minutes of the CBD would also allow much greater densities to be achieved at the satellite than would be possible under a traditional expansive urban development approach,” Selwood said.

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The city could build better, stronger communities, free from the constraints of previous decisions. Developing at scale, they could facilitate the shift to more advanced home construction techniques, common throughout the rest of the world. These were critical to lifting productivity and enabling supply to increase.

Scale would also be attractive to domestic and international developers and investors.

“If the new Government was to prioritise growth in a satellite city near the rail line in the south and tie new zoning to reprioritised transport investment, we could deliver homes at around half the current cost, Selwood said.

“We estimate that an average new home would cost $430,000 to build.”

That included land, development, infrastructure, GST – everything except a return for risk. How the satellite was delivered, including what risks were accepted by the Government, would determine what price homes could be sold for.

“This is the full cost – not a sub-

sidy. It’s what houses should cost if we plan well and break through some of the barriers created by our current planning-fundinggovernance system,” he said.

“Growth can pay for itself if it is well planned.

“The growth model we have in place at the moment not only allows development in areas which cannot affordably be serviced, it is preventing the delivery of housing at its actual, affordable cost. It is enabling sprawl on productive soil and poor quality infill in established suburbs.

“Intensification of extremely expensive brownfield land is not delivering housing at the price or speed which is required.

“Proactively targeting growth around rail is cheaper, consumes less land and will deliver faster housing.”

The satellite city model could be scaled up to take advantage of new investment and provide for Auckland growth over the long term. It could be aligned with much-needed investments in education and health to deliver an exemplar city of the future, providing a better urban lifestyle than can be achieved under existing practice.

“The current incremental approach to growth management in Auckland must change. It is too slow, too expensive and is adding to congestion. Integrating urban development and infrastructure at scale is the solution,” Selwood said.

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Average 3brm rent November in the garden $542 per week with Palmers our homes today

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hird quarter figures (July to September 2017) released this week by Barfoot & Thompson shows the average weekly rent for a property in Auckland has risen by 4.7 per cent to $542, from $520 during the same period in 2016.

Barfoot & Thompson director Kiri Barfoot, who oversees the company’s property management division, says increasing costs for landlords and the increased risk of owning a rental property in 2017 are both major contributors to rent increases.

“Across Auckland, rent has increased by a little under five per cent in the last year. We are just coming out of winter, which is a maintenance-heavy period for rental properties – add to that uncertainty around rates increases, increased insurance costs due to the fire service levy and the incoming Earthquake Commission levy, compliance costs for smoke alarms and insulation, and you can understand the context of rent increases.

“Many owners will be relieved at recent forecasts indicating that interest rates are likely to remain flat in the near future.”

Average weekly rent in the Central Suburbs increased the most of any area, rising by 6.2 per cent from $550 in Q3 2016 to $584 in Q3 2017. Other areas with higher-than-average weekly rent increases included Eastern Suburbs, which rose by 5.5 per cent ($628 versus $596), and

Rodney at 5.7 per cent ($538 versus $509). Areas with the smallest increases in average rent included Pakuranga/Howick, (3.1 per cent; $576 versus $558) and Franklin/Manukau (3.3 per cent; $452 versus $435).

“Demand for rentals in Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Mount Eden, all the old Auckland City suburbs west of the Southern Motorway, is strong. The area boasts short commutes into the city, and the properties often have outdoor space, parking, and are close to shopping, dining and entertainment areas.

“At the same time, fewer new properties are being built because of high land costs when compared with other areas where denser residential developments can be constructed, or where land costs are lower,” says Ms Barfoot.

Commenting on the relationship between Auckland residential sales and the rental market, Ms Barfoot says, “I wouldn’t expect rent to flatten out as house prices in Auckland have. Just as Auckland rents didn’t increase at double-digit rates along with house prices last year, or the year before.”

Would-be home buyers pushing up one-bedroom rent prices The largest rent increases in terms of property size were for one-bedroom homes, which averaged $359 per week, rising 6.02 per cent from $339 in Q3 2016. In Central Suburbs, the

increase for one-bedroom rentals was 9 per cent, with average weekly rent increasing from $339 to $370.

“Almost 60 per cent of renters plan to buy a home in the next two-to-five years, but we know that saving for a 20- per cent deposit and tough lending restrictions are delaying people from buying.

“In the meantime, people are taking an interim step – choosing to rent on their own in between flatting and the traditional firsthome buying stage. They are prepared to pay a little bit more for privacy, and are fortunate to have plenty of new developments to choose from.

“In Auckland Central, where a large number of apartments have become available in the past couple of years, rent for one-bedroom properties has increased at the same rate as the city-wide average, showing that the demand is there. Many of these new apartments have been in the higher end and will appeal to people moving on from a flatting situation, but who are yet to buy a place of their own.”

In Q3 2017, across Auckland, two-bedroom properties averaged $451 (up 4.14 per cent from $433), three bedrooms averaged $542 (up 4.16 per cent from $520), four bedrooms averaged $679 (up 4.13 per cent from $652) and five-or-more-bedroom homes averaged $841 (up 4.7 per cent from $804).

The best place to kick off November is in your kitchen garden, where it’s the perfect time to make sure that your favourite summer vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, sweet corn, spring onions, capsicum and chillies are in the ground. Planting basil in amongst your tomato plants will boost the flavour of both plants as they are perfect companions in the garden as well as on the plate!

Tomatoes will benefit from feeding with Tom-A-Rite Tomato Liquid Food or Tui Tomato Food, staking and regular watering. You can sow your favourite seeds directly into the garden now such as pumpkin, courgettes, parsnip, radish and sweetcorn, and for continuous harvesting over the coming months sow at two to three weekly intervals.

For a lush green lawn apply Palmers Lawn Fertiliser when rain is due or water it in with a sprinkler. And remember not to cut the lawn too short from now on, and keep up with weeding using Turfix for broad leaf weeds and Prickle Weedkiller to control Onehunga weed for a prickle free lawn all summer long.

In the flower garden, plant your favourite summer flowering annual seedlings like lobelia, impatiens, phlox, petunias and portulaca, and place a decent layer of mulch – think compost or bark - around the base of your perennials, trees and shrubs to help conserve moisture during dry spells. All chrysanthemums and dahlias are good to plant now. It’s also the perfect time to add new season’s hibiscus plants for a real tropical flavour in your garden.

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OPINION

AEROBICS

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ears that sacked internationals Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor would be sorely missed proved unfounded when debutants Nelson Asofa-Solomona and Joseph Tapine spearheaded the Kiwis 35-13 World Cup rugby league win against Samoa in Auckland.

Both made a huge impact with 23-year-old, 111kg Tapine winning man of the match honours and 21-yearold Asofa-Solomona driving his 125kg (19st 10lb) frame through some fierce Samoan tackling that would have flattened a lesser man.

Before their sacking for taking cocaine, a repentant Bromwich and Proctor had consistently been among the Kiwis’ best despite so many disappointments in recent years.

Hopefully they will be given a second chance but will realise Asofa-Solomona and Tapine look destined for a long international future after their impressive test debuts at Mount Smart.

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Add to that the power of 111kg, 27-year-old Martin Taupau and the slick passing of Thomas Leuluai and Danny Levi from dummy half and the Kiwis forwards need fear no one at this world cup though the Kangaroos remain hot favourites.

From a NZ point of view it is a shame the mighty Jason Taumalolo decided along with David Fusitu’a, Manu Ma’u, Solomone Kata and Konrad Hurrell to switch their allegiances to Tonga although I don’t agree with Kiwi captain Adam Blair it showed disrespect to the Kiwis jersey.

Although born in Auckland, Taumalolo has the right to make his own choice under the current rules and Kiwi and All Black teams have benefitted hugely from the input of Pacific Island players in the past.

Trying to contain the slick Australian backs remains the problem if the Kiwis are to create a major upset by lifting the World Cup. However it was pleasing to see how well

Triple A dominate champs

will create huge spectator appeal.

Meanwhile Canterbury’s ninth Mitre 10 Cup rugby premiership triumph in 10 years once more illustrates their dominance after beating Tasman 35-13 in last Saturday’s final.

How fitting, too, that brilliant new All Black first-five Richie Mo’unga should score 25 to break Tom Taylor’s individual points scoring record for a final.

To cap it off Mo’unga scored two grand tries, the second a 48m dazzler when he stepped and weaved his way through half the Tasman team.

With the 23-year-old having joined Beauden Barrett, Lima Sopoaga and Damian McKenzie for the All Blacks’ northern tour, New Zealand remains well served for classy first-fives despite Aaron Cruden’s shift to France.

Hopefully Mo’unga will make his debut this weekend against the Barbarians.

Ivan Agnew is an award-winning sports writer and author

Local athletes from Triple A Aerobics who represented the Gymsport Manukau region came away with a huge haul of medals at the recent National Aerobics championships.

The club had a hugely successful competition winning 10 golds and three sections with 1st, 2nd and 3rd and winning the trophy for most medal placings.

Not only has the club had success at Nationals but its senior international women’s NZ champ Laura Furse is soon heading to compete at two world events - the Plovdiv Cup in Bulgaria and the Hungarian Open. Her win as highest scoring athlete gained her selection for the Worlds competition in Portugal in June 2018.

She also competed at the ANAC International Championships in Las Vegas this year and gained an impressive 5th. Her dedication and commitment have seen her gain higher and higher scores on the international stage, and she is just as dedicated to the athletes she coaches.

At the recent AIMS Games, all three top aerobics plac-

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Kodi Nikorima slotted into standoff-half in the absence of the unavailable Kieran Foran.

There is no shortage of strong running backs in this Kiwis side but Nikorima is one of the few skilful players with the draw and pass expertise to put team-mates through gaps.

That’s a pity because it leaves penetrative fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck having to create his own chances although Dean Whare and Peta Hiku can also lay it on should either be named to replace luckless injured centre Gerald Beale.

While scrum half Sean Johnson remains a fast and elusive runner, the ball distribution which makes Jonathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk so great is not his forte.

With the Kiwis expected to comfortably account for Scotland on Saturday, their November 11 clash against a Tongan team that should include Taumalolo and former Kangaroo stars Andrew Fifita and Michael Jennings

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ings (BBI 1st, Somerville 2nd and Howick Int 3rd) were coached and choreographed by Triple A coaches and the club is not resting on its laurels, it is busy working hard preparing for the annual Santa Parade performance and end of year show.

“As coaches, we are so very proud of every single gymnast,” said Amanda Bush, director, head coach and former NZ champ.

“Their hard work, determination and positivity truly shone through on stage and every expectation was achieved.”

Full results below: (ADP = Aerobic Development Pathway) AeroSchools Level 3 Individual: 2nd Holly Stephney, 5th Grace McCaffrey; AeroSchools Level 3 Pair: 1st Grace & Holly; Open Level 2 Individual: 1st Georgia Sole, 2nd Tiffany Ong; 3rd Kate Sole; 4th Camryn Delport; 6th Alicia Walmsley; 8th Greer Pedersen; 9th Kloe Brooke; 11th Cerys O’loughlin; Open Level 2 Pairs: 1st Georgia & Tiffany, 2nd Camryn & Kate, 3rd Greer & Cerys, 4th Kloe & Alicia; Open Level 3 Individual: 11th Caela Ackerman; ADP 2 Individual: 1st Mia Jones; ADP 3 Individual: 1st Georgia Taylor, 2nd Abbey Bolton, 4th Madison Taylor, 5th Ency Qiu, 10th Imogen Hatley-Owen, 11th Laiken Neaves, 18th Morgan Taylor, 19th Anna Maria Moehler, 21st Neela Patel; ADP 3 Pair: 1st Georgia & Madison; ADP 3 Group: 1st Mambo Mango, 2nd Spice Girls; ADP 4 Individual: 1st Anais Ross, 2nd Sarah Kennedy, 3rd Ella Ross, 6th Shannon Lunny, 11th Zara Codyre, 16th Abi Anderson; ADP 4 Pair: 1st Shannon & Ella, 3rd Anais & Sarah; ADP 4 Group: 1st Georgia, Anais & Sarah; ADP 5 Individual: 7th Kendra Neaves; Age Group 2 International Individual: 2nd Kaylee Goodyer; Senior International Individual: 1st Laura Furse, 5th Jennifer Groom; Senior International Trio: 2nd Laura, Jennifer & Kaylee.

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HP take draw Marie Raos HPCC Premiers ran out of time due to a late start and the match finished in a draw after Howick Pakuranga’s 371/6 declared on the first day with Takapuna 33/1.

In spite of rain during the week, the wicket was in excellent condition and played very well.

Last year’s champions Takapuna settled in confidently and the second wicket didn’t fall until Taine Jolley had Harley caught with the score at 92. Jamie Brown took the third wicket with the total at 113 and then O’Donnell and O’Dowd put on 55 runs when Daniel Young took the first of his three catches to dismiss O’Donnell for 73 off Skipper Bill Walsh. After this breakthrough, three more wickets fell with the total at 173,180 and 188 but Takapuna managed to bat through until the end of the day and force a draw.

Howick Pakuranga’s bowlers all stuck to their task with Taine Jolley taking 2/30, Jamie Brown 2/61 and Danru Ferns 2/50. Wicket keeper Andrew Morrison took a brilliant stumping off Jolley’s bowling and it’s easy to see why he is playing in the Auckland A side this week.

Scores: Marie Raos Ray White HPCC Premier Men 371/6 — Morrison 145, Young 79, Andrew De Boorder 66; Takapuna 190/7 — Jolley 2/30, Brown 2/61, Ferns 2/50, Walsh 1/31

Taine Jolley in full flight. Wicket keeper Andrew Morrison stumped Takapuna’s Finlay off this ball.

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akuranga United Rugby Club’s Nick Evans has picked up a coaching award at the Auckland Rugby awards at Eden Park this week.

Evans won the award for most promising club coach of the year for his sterling work with PURC’s premier development (reserves) team.

Auckland and College Rifles loose forward Sione Havili has claimed the prestigious Sir Fred Allen supreme award at last night’s annual Auckland Rugby awards event at Eden Park.

The 19-year-old has had a heady 12 months, winning the Jerry Collins Memorial Bronze Boot for his play in the NZ Schools’ 2016 international against their Australian counterparts and then making a good fist of his first foray into premier club rugby with College Rifles. He made two appearances for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup, scoring on debut versus Waikato, and then starring for Auckland in the Jock Hobbs Me-

morial National Under 19 tournament in Taupo, where he won the DJ Graham Award, following in the footsteps of Mitch Karpik in 2014.

Havili’s was one of 24 individual awards made last night.

East Tamaki loose forward George Crichton continued his tryscoring exploits, his 10 tries in 2017 enough to again clinch the Alan Tohill Memorial Trophy as the leading forward tryscorer in premier club rugby. Crichton also won this gong in 2015.

University No 10 and skipper Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald won two awards for his prolific point scoring en route to helping University lift the Gallaher Shield. He kicked 147 points off the tee, via 39 conversions and 23 penalties to lift the George Whye Kicking trophy for the second successive year, while the try he scored in the dying throes of the Gallaher decider gave him 152 points as the leading scorer in premier club play.

Eden’s Brody Lam and Marist’s

Salesi Rayasi topped the premier tryscoring charts, each dotting down 17 times this season. Lam was loaned to Poverty Bay for the Heartland Championship, while Rayasi played for Auckland B and trained with the All Blacks Sevens squad.

Ponsonby’s inspirational loose forward and captain Waha Waitohi was adjudged best and fairest club player.

The premier club coach of the year went to former Scotland international Cam Mather, who guided University to the Gallaher Shield just 12 months after missing the top eight.

Pakuranga United Rugby Club’s Nick Evans.

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Nick Evans (Pakuranga) Premier club coach of the year: Cam Mather (University) Women’s club player of the year: Aldora Itunu (Ponsonby) Club rookie of the year: Sebastian Visinia (Suburbs) Club player of the year: Blake Hill (Eden)

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